Ketuvim
Sign in to saveThe '''''' (; ) is the third and final section of the Hebrew Bible, after the ("instruction") and the "Prophets". In English translations of the Hebrew Bible, this section is usually titled "Writings" or "Hagiographa".
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Ketuvim is the third and final section of the Hebrew Bible, containing various writings that come after the Torah (instruction) and the Prophets. It is commonly translated as "Writings" or "Hagiographa" in English versions of the Hebrew Bible.
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13 sectionsContents
- Groups of books
- ''Sifrei Emet''
- Five Megillot
- Other books
- Order of the books
- Canonization
- Liturgical use
- Extraliturgical public reading
- Cantillation
- Targum to Ketuvim
- See also
- References
- External links
The '''' (; ) is the third and final section of the Hebrew Bible, after the ("instruction") and the "Prophets". In English translations of the Hebrew Bible, this section is usually titled "Writings" or "Hagiographa".
In the Ketuvim, 1–2 Chronicles form one book as do Ezra and Nehemiah which form a single unit entitled Ezra–Nehemiah. (In citations by chapter and verse, however, the Hebrew equivalents of "Nehemiah", "I Chronicles" and "II Chronicles" are used, as the system of chapter division was imported from Christian usage.) Collectively, eleven books are included in the Ketuvim.